Japan Plans Large Air Program to Modernize Military
Japan's War Office proposed a five year plan to modernize land and air armaments at a cost about 261 million dollars. The program splits into two years focusing on land equipment and three years on air force improvements, alongside a broader push by the Communications Ministry to expand domestic air lines. The army plan includes aviation upgrades, infantry, anti tank and anti air gear, new firearms, field guns, heavy artillery, and more motor transports with extensions into Manchukuo.
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Tokyo
War Office
General Staff
Japan
Army
Communications Ministry
Singapore
Manchukuo
Logan Chamber Seeks Review of Old Age Pension Claims
The Logan Chamber of Commerce asks Cuyahoga County commissioners to order an investigation into old age pension claims. Spokesman Barton A Holl acts as spokesman stating the probe aims to remove unfairness caused by system haste. Reported abuses include underpayments to worthy applicants and overpayments to others. Commissioners express desire to remedy any evils revealed.
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Hocking County
Logan Chamber of Commerce
Barton A. Holl
Holl
Andrew Stone
Board of Commissioners
Ohio
Mother Tries to Kill Babe in Ohio Outhouse
Sheriff to charge Ruth Nicholson 22 with assault with intent to kill after a newborn boy was found in outhouse refuse with bite marks. He said Nicholson confessed to giving birth in the outhouse and attempting to push the baby into the trash with an old broom. The infant likely will survive. Neighbor Irvin Snavely alerted authorities.
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Bucyrus
Arthur L. Stuckert
Ruth Nicholson
Stuckert
Sheriff Stuckert
Miss Nicholson
Irvin
Oil company pays workers in silver dollars
The Standard Oil Co of Ohio paid employees at Cleveland offices with August 1 wages in silver dollars. The move aims to trace spending by following the silver through retail outlets.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil Co
Ohio
Senate Debates Omnibus Bank Bill and Tax Plan
Congress and lobby activity dominate the session. The Senate debates the omnibus bank bill while a power company probe continues. The House, in recess yesterday, approved part of the omnibus bill and heard testimony about gifts to a congressman. The Ways and Means committee tentatively backs a tax bill aimed at $150 million to $250 million yearly.
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Senate
House
Byers Pays Fine for Kidnaper Hoax in Columbus
In Columbus Ohio Robert C Byers a 42 year old sales counselor admitted his kidnapping story was a hoax. He was fined 50 dollars plus five dollars costs in police court after confessing he staged the ruse to win newspaper publicity within 72 hours for under 100 dollars. He claimed three kidnappers mistook him for his brother George a Columbus automobile distributor and released him near Cleveland after demanding ransom.
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Antonio Alfredo
Cleveland
John Dimassa
Dimassa
Maria
John
Antonio
Naples
Columbus, O
Robert C. Byers
Fred Miller
Byers
Columbus
George
Thieves Cart 1000-Pound Safe Two Miles Noise Warns Cops
Four youths in Steubenville allegedly moved a 1000 pound grocery safe two miles but made too much noise. Sheriff Ray Long said Stanley Youn 22 Stanley Borys 19 and Charles Francis 19 were held pending arraignment. John Yoni 16 was sentenced to the Boys Industrial School at Lancaster as a parole violator.
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Steubenville
Ray Long
Long
Stanley Youn
Stanley Borys
Charles Francis
John Yoni
Boys Industrial School
Lancaster
Boy Hurt by Scythe Near Ilesboro Home
Everett Mowery, 10, son of Mr and Mrs Bill Mowery near Ilesboro, suffered a badly lacerated left foot after stepping on a scythe this morning. Two toes were partially severed. He received treatment at Dr H M Boocks's office.
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Everett
Bill Mowery
Ilesboro
H. M. Boocks
End Hunt for 2 Guardsmen
Capt. Raymond Morton of the Marblehead Coast Guard suspended the search for Lieut. Henry P. Reese and Private Joseph Noga of the Ohio National Guard. They left Camp Perry Sunday in a speedboat and were last seen with motor trouble. Morton believes they may have been swamped in Lake Erie east of the Islands district as southwest winds churned choppy seas.
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Lakeside
Raymond Morton
Marblehead Coast Guard
Henry P. Reese
Joseph Noga
Ohio National Guard
Cleveland
Morton
Camp Perry
Lake Erie
Islands
Man Faces Court Over Child Support Charge in Cleveland
Mrs. Alma Yohalem of Cleveland Heights reports a 1922 divorce from George Yohalem. The county grand jury indicted the Los Angeles resident for failing to provide for his minor son Martin, aged 15. County prosecutor Frank T. Cullitan sought arrest through Los Angeles police.
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Cleveland
Alma Yohalem
Cleveland Heights
George Yohalem
Yohalem
Los Angeles
Martin
Frank T. Cullitan
Solon Scores FDR Enemies in Arkansas Address
Senator Joe Robinson labeled New Deal opponents a conspiracy to seize government control in a speech before a Young Democrats gathering. He named Fletcher, Hastings, Huey Long, and Jouett Shouse as typical conspirators united to undermine the Roosevelt administration with unlimited campaign funds and no proposals to replace the New Deal.
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Forrest City
Ark
Joe T. Robinson
Senate
Fletcher
National Republican Committee
Hastings
Delaware
Huey P. Long
Jouett Shouse
Liberty League
Robinson
National Democratic
Roosevelt
Governor Laffoon Hospitalized With Acute Appendicitis
Lexington Kentucky July 26 Gov Ruby Laffoon was admitted to a Lexington hospital for observation after an acute appendicitis attack and for a possible operation.
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Lexington
Ruby Laffoon
League to Convene Council on Italo Ethiopian Crisis
The League of Nations said Maxim Litvinov plans a July 31 council session to address the Italo Ethiopian dispute after notes from Ethiopia and Italy blaming each other for the East Africa crisis. Ethiopia seeks broader discussion of the full controversy beyond frontier incidents.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Maxim Litvinoff
Italy
Ethiopia
League
Litvinoff
East
Africa
League Council
Ethiopia rejects mediation revival in Italy dispute
Addis Ababa officials said Ethiopia would not accept a revived conciliation commission in the feud with Italy after receiving Italy's note proposing a fifth neutral member. The commission had collapsed at Scheveningen in the Netherlands over issues to be discussed.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Conciliation Commission
Scheveningen
Netherlands
Addis Ababa
Three Guilty in Mail Fraud Bid for Portsmouth Post Office
AP reports three defendants were found guilty in a mail fraud case over bids for a Portsmouth Ohio post office. William Dow Johnson Pharaoh W Johnson and Orville E Setters face two-year sentences on two charges and will appeal. Johnson Construction Co submitted a bid of 188,900 for the project amid allegations of a predated proposal via a Kentucky post office clerk.
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Lexington
Portsmouth
William Dow Johnson
Pharaoh W. Johnson
Orville E. Setters
Johnsons
P. W. Johnson Construction Company
Gallison
Catholic Asked to Form Cabinet The Hague
Queen Wilhelmina charged D. P. Aalberse a Catholic party leader with forming a new cabinet today to constitute a broad base.
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the Hague
Wilhelmina
D. P. Aalberse
FDR Nominates Charles West for Interior Post
Charles West, Ohio Democrat and former representative, is named by President Roosevelt as undersecretary of Interior in a newly created post paying 10000 dollars annually. West has served as deputy governor of the Farm Credit Administration and as White House liaison to Congress. Senator Bulkley foresees easy confirmation. Donahey and Bulkley supported him for a high administration role.
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FDR
Charles West
Interior
Washington
Ohio
Senate
Roosevelt
Farm Credit Administration
White House
Capitol
Bulkley
West
A. V. Donahey
Donahey
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Sailors from New Mexico Hurt in Auto Crash
Three sailors from the battleship New Mexico were injured when an automobile collided head on with another car in Napoléon Ohio. George Schneeberg aged 31 suffered severe facial lacerations and was taken to Memorial hospital. John H. Wier 30 and Roland Sconza 30 sustained minor injuries.
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Napoleon, O
New Mexico
George Schneeberg
Memorial Hospital
John H. Wier
Roland Sconza
Bishop McNicholas Warns State Controls Schools
Archbishop John T. McNicholas warns diocese leaders that state education controls will create a bureau over schools. The diocesan letter says state education officials are kidnapers of children's minds and will claim liberty to shape youth education.
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Cincinnati
John T. McNicholas
Department of Education
Tax Plan Draws Praise and Criticism in Congress
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee draft a tentative tax bill aimed at raising 150 to 250 million dollars annually. Supporters call it a balanced path while opponents warn of future battles with Republicans and Senate critics.
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House
Ways and Means
Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Committeeemen
Shap
Ohio governor backs 15 million county relief bonds
Governor Davey urged county commissioners to adopt the Carey bill plan allowing counties to issue up to 15 million dollars in bonds against a 1 percent utility tax to fund relief for about 1.145 million needy Ohioans. Tax official Dargusch supported the plan as workable with no need for a special session.
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Columbus
Davey
Ohios
Carlton S. Dargusch
General Assembly
State Tax Commission
Work Dargusch
Summit
Tuscarawas
James A. Reynolds
Cuyahoga County
Cavey
Works Progress Administrations
Ohio
Washington
No Arch In Foot Says Dr Spence At Convention
Dr Philip Sumner Spence of New York told the American Osteopathic Association convention there is no arch in the human foot. He described the foot as a cantilever truss with abutments at the toes and heel and at the ball of each foot.
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Cleveland
Philip Sumner Spence
New York
Spence
American
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